Friday, November 16th, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM in the City Building, Council Chambers. FREE for City/County Officials and Builders, the workshop will feature information about: Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs), Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs), Energy Efficiency products, Passive Solar Rooms, Using recycled & reused materials in the building process, and more. Green Building improves energy efficiency throughout the home, lessens waste to the landfill, and saves resources. Be the first to learn how you can "Build Green" on your block!

Pre-register by November 15th with the Department of Metropolitan Development by calling - 983-7342 or email pklusman@ci.richmond.in.us.

Workshop #4: Left-Brained Stuff for Right-Brained People
Thursday, June 14, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

Facilitators: Emily Webb, Ramsey Rodefeld Kassens & North LLP; and Thomas Kirk, Earlham College

Tax preparation for the artist, model releases, and all that technical stuff may seem daunting, but it really isn’t rocket science! Learn the basics that you need to steer clear of trouble and maximize the returns for your art and career.

Fee: $3 members/$5 general public; Students attend free!
Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond

Call (765) 966-0256 or go to www.richmondartmuseum.org for more info.

Learn about finding and entering juried art shows with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of the I.U. East Fine Arts & Humanities Department.

Connect, Create, Contribute, Celebrate! A Four-Day Intensive Leadership Workshop presented in Wayne County, Indiana, by the Institute for Creative Leadership.

A leaderful community is essential in the 21st century. Everyone must have the capacities to make the community work. This intensive workshop will help you understand what makes an effective community, discover your gifts and talents, and learn to create and work in performing teams, transforming challenges into possibilities.

Four consecutive Wednesdays: February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2007 from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Participants must commit to all four sessions and complete a community project in order to graduate.

For more information, visit http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/icl/

The Conflict Resolution Center reeived a grant to offer two trainings - Family Group Conferencing and Family Group Decision Making. CRC would recommend the first of these for those interested in learning whether or how to incorporate Conferencing Circles. This training is offered at no cost (donations accepted). The trainings are as follows:

March 19-20 Family Group Conferencing - 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., lunch is provided.

March 21-22 Family Group Decision Making - 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., lunch is provided.  continue reading »

The Conflict Resolution Center's Mediator Training course will be held on January 19-21 and February 2-4 at Earlham College's Landrum Bolling Center, Room 124. The course provides an intensive training experience for those who want to learn how to mediate conflict in their own lives, in their communities, and for the Conflict Resolution Center as a part of its case work in Wayne County. For more information or to sign up, call 765-973-8511 or e-mail info@conflictrescenter.org.

The Richmond Art Museum is proud to present the fourth in its monthly series of workshops for artists. “ArtWork: The Business of Building Your Arts Career,” features topics of practical interest that are often overlooked.

Art on the Web: Getting Your Work On-Line will help artists get their art careers wired. Having a presence on the World Wide Web is increasingly important in today’s art market, and there are a variety of ways to do it. From having your own website to on-line galleries and the websites of galleries already showing your work, explore the world of internet representation with Richmond artist Jeanette Wilson.  continue reading »

Richmond Art Museum presents "Documenting Your Artwork" with Walt Bistline, Artist in Residence in Photography at Earlham College. Slides vs. digital images, hiring a pro vs. shooting your own, and written documentation of artwork will be among the topics covered. This is the third workshop in the "ArtWork: The Business of Building Your Arts Career" series. Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway.  continue reading »